Cryptaspasma querula

Cryptaspasma querula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cryptaspasma
Species: C. querula
Binomial name
Cryptaspasma querula
(Meyrick, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucosma querula Meyrick, 1912

Cryptaspasma querula is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is known from New Zealand.

The larvae feed on the fleshy cotyledons of Beilschmiedia tawa seeds.[2] The larvae are an important food source for Mus musculus.[3]

References

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